Oil and gas separator



July 15, 1930, ,L; M -HACKETT 0,

' OILAND GAS SEPARATOR I I i Filed Aug. 17, 1927 5 Sheets-Sfieet 1 Q J 1| 4*? 0- I l v INVENTOR f/ ATTORNEY f July 15, 1930. L, M. HACKETT OIL AND GAS SEPARATOR Filed Aug. 1.7, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTO'R A/f/Va @ezi BY ATTORNEY July 15, 1930. L, M, HACKETT 1,770,773 OIL AND GAS SEPARATCR Filed Aug. 17, 19127 5 Sheets-Sheet s ATTORNEY Patented July 15, 1 930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEWIS M. HACKETT, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN TANK COMPANY, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, A CORPORATION OF OKLAHOMA 011. AND GAS snralm'roa Application filed August 17, 1927. Serial No. 213,492.

I This invention relates to new and useful im rovements in oil and gas separators.

Sue object of the invention is to provide a separator for receiving oil and gas from a 5 flowing or pumped well and thoroughly separating the liquids from the gases in an eflicient and expeditious manner.

A particular object of the invention is to provide baflies arranged to prevent back-flowin liquids from entering openings in the s'a e through which the influent passes.

An important object of the invention is to provide deflectors associated with-passages in a battle arranged to retard the passage of the influent therethrough and cause the liquids to drop back and thus be released. I

Another object of the invention is toprovide an improved baflie arrangement which gases;

A further object of the invention is to provide a particular form of liquid drain for the bailies arranged to carry off the collected liquids without impeding the flow of the influent.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of deflector box at the tank inletarranged to direct the flow and to initially break the force of the influent.

A- construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described, to-

gether with other features of the invention.

The invention will bem'ore readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference'tothe accompanying will more efliciently separate the liquids and Fig. 6 is a detail of one of the baflle openings and deflectors, and i Fig. 7 isa sectional view of the same.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates an upright cylindrical metal tank having a bulged top 11, the shape and material hoW- ever being subject to variation. A short distance below the top fluid inlet pipes 12 enter collars 13 in the sides of the tank atequidistant points. A cylindrical skirt 14 hangs from a conical baflle 15 and is supported at its lower end by brackets 16. I The lower end of.

the skirt is located at the central portion of the tank.

The battle 15. has its edges welded or otherwise fastened tothe inner wall of the tank,

thus sealing off said tank at this line. The if skirt is somewhat less in diameter than the tank, thereby providing an annular space 17 therebetween closed at baflle 15.

Each pipe 12 through its collar 13 discharges .fluid from the Well into a deflector box 18 secured to the inner wall of the tank and open at one end only. The boxes are directed counter-clockwise. The collar 13 is located at the central portion of each box so that the impact of the in-rushing influent is its top bythetaken by the back wall 18 thereof, thusbreaking the force. Each box is contracted toward its discharge end which tends to slightly choke the influent and to direct it against the inner wall of the tank, whereby it will take a circumferential path in the space 17.

The inflowing fluid comprising oil, water and gas takes a circumferential course around the skirt and is directed downwardly in seeking an escape under the skirt 14. The heavier fluids will be separated and running down the walls of the tank and skirtwill be collected at the bottom of the tank. A disk shaped bottom 19 in the lower portion of the tank has a drain pipe 20 for carrying olf the B. S. An

oil outlet pipe 21 leads from the lower end of the tank and is controlled by a float Valve 22 in the usual manner. This arrangement maintains an oil level in the tank and permits a gas pressure to be built up in the tank. A gas discharge-flue 23, open at its upper end,

leads down through the center of the tank out through one side thereof.

One of the important features of the inventionis the baflle arrangement. Above the bafiie 15 is a second or top conical battle 24, less in diameter than the baflle 15,- and having its lower edge spaced from the inner wall of the tank by supporting brackets The gas flue 23 terminates just above the baffle 24. An upstanding circular flange 26 surrounds the edge of the top bafiie 24, thus forming an annular collecting trough. A conical deflector 27 supported: above the. flue by. brackets 28 overhangs the top balile.

An important feature of the lower baffle 15 resides in circular rows of circular openings or ports29 surrounding the flue 23 within the skirt, as is shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. In forming these ports the circular disk of metal is not cutout entirely but is left connected to'the baffle by a shank 30, While the plate or disk31, which may be smaller than the port, is bent from the'shank. The disk 31 is spaced from the port on the upper side of the baflie, but overhangs said port.

Each disk is flared from the bafi'tleslightly so as to permit a. :tree escape of the gases.

The influent passes under the lower ed e of the skirt 14 and rises therein, the liquids collecting on the inner walls and running down. The fluids seek to escape through the ports 29 and encounter the deflectors formed by the shanks 30. and disks 31. These deflectors retard the flow and throw back the heavier liquids which fall through the skirt. This forms a very effective means of separa tion. It will be noted that the shanks are located at each port to obstruct and deflect the liquids flowing down the baflle, thus preventing such liquids from flowing down through the ports.

The bafiie 15 being inclined and fastened to the wall of the'tank forins an annular trough contiguous to the tank in which the down-flowing liquids are collected. Drain boxes 32 are secured to the under side of the baflie and openings 33 on opposite sides of the battle, at its edge, drain the liquids from the bafile trough into saidboxes. Elbows 34 connect the inner ends of the boxes with drain pipes 35 extending to the lower end of the tank and held by brackets 36.

Drain tubes 37 depend from the trough of the baffle 24 thus discharging the liquids onto the bafiie 15. Above the deflector 27 is an outlet collar 38, which is connected with a coupling 39 in which pipes 40 are inserted. Gas may be conducted through the collar and pipes 40 and through the fine 23. The flue 23 is connected with a gas conducting-pipe 41 having a pressure regulating valve 42, whereby a gas pressure is built up in the tank. The outlet 38 is usually employed to take care of an excess of gas,.the normal discharge being through the flue 23. The fluids passing through the ports 29 and scrubbing against the deflectors 31, around and under the battle 24 and deflector 27 will be robbed of their liquids which will flow down the battles and finally be conducted by the pipes 35 to the bottomof the tank.

Various changes in the size and shape of the difl'erent parts, as well as modifications and alterations, may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

-\Vhat I claim, is:

1. In an oil and gas separator, a vertical tank, a conical battle in the upper portion of the-tank, a skirt disposed beneath the battle and spaced from the tank, the bafile sealing the top of the space between the tank and the skirt, inlets in the tank, deflector boxes over the inlets within the space between the tank and the skirt, the baflie having ports and deflectors above said ports and directed outthe tank, a skirt disposed beneath the baffle and spaced from the tank, the baflie sealing the top of the space between the tank and the skirt, inlets in the tank, deflector boxes over the inlets within the space between the tank and the skirt, the baiile having ports and deflectors above said ports and directed outwardly toward the tank, a second battle in the tank above the first battle and spaced from the tank wall, a gas outlet flue leading from above the upper battle down through the baflles and discharging through the lower portion of the tank, and an oil outlet.

3. In an oil and gas separator, a vertical tank, a cylindrical skirt in the tank, a conical baille overhanging the skirt and fastened to the inner wall of the tank, said baflle having escape ports provided with overhanging deflectors tor retarding the upward flow of fluids and directing the same laterally of such flow, a drain leading from said baflie, a second balllcin the tank spaced above the first baille and also spaced from the tank, a liquid collecting trough on the second baflle having a drain to the first balile, a gas outlet flue extending down through the battles, and an oil outlet.

4.- .In an oil and gas separator, a transverse inclined baille, drain boxes secured to the under side 01": the ballle at its base, pipes ex,- tending downward from the boxes, :1 second baille of less diameter above the first bafiie, a

the baflie, and a plate overhanging the port and disposed substantially parallel thereto. 6. In an oil and gas separator, a conical bafiie having ports therein, and deflectors overhanging the ports and having shanks-by which they are connected to the baflie, said shanks in each instance being located at the side of thej port next the center of the de fiect'or and in the path of liquid flowing down the bafiie.

7; In an oil and gas separator, a Vertical tank, a conical baflie in the upper portion thereof joining the tank wall, a skirt beneath said baflle and'spa'ced from the tank, inlets into the tank communicating with the space between the skirtand tank, said baflie having ports and deflectors above said ports disposed to direct a flow of fluid outwardly toward the tank, a solid ba'fiie in the tank above the first bafiie and s ,aced from the tank Wall, a gas outlet flue leading from above the 7 upper baffle, and an oil outlet from the tank. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. LEWIS M. HAOKETT. 

